Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-23
HOW YOUNG COWIE DIED.
The Thrilling Experiences of the Ill
Fated Boats Crew from the SaratOgS

A private letter received here gives additional
particulars regarding the fatal accident at Trin-
tdad to a boat load from the Us. s. Saratoga, in
which Mr.. A. T. Cowie OF this city, was drowned
The party left the ship at seven o'clock in the
morning in a boat containing as passengers Will
son, AL. COwie, Pay Clerk Bishop, OF the James
town, and Carpenter Burroughs. All went well
On the passage down. They must have started
home between one and two pm, with a fresh
breeze and lumpy sea running. At 2:3O, while
under short sail, the boat was capsized and filed
With water. She 11Oated On her side, and Mr.. Will
son succeeded In getting eight out OF the thir-
teen men on top OF the boat with himself. Mr..
Bishop. who is splendid man physically and an
expert swimmer,
TOOK cowIE m TOW,
and got two oars and a grating for him and q
cushion for himself, and they started for shore,
27s miles distant. Burroughs got two oars and
also started for shore, as did one Of the appren-
tices, without any support. Chase, the ships
writer, also started without any support, and was
giving up when Burroughs gave him one OF his
oars. Three men, the apOthecary, the armOrer,
and the coXswain Of one or the vessels boats sank
almost Immediately right alongside the boat, none
statements OF survivors, seemingly losing their
heads and giving up. Those on the boat were
eventually, after about four hours, picked up, as
was MI. Burroughs. The apprentice swan all the
way to the beach safely. Chase reached shore
safely, after being in the water six long hours.
ALMOST TO THE SHORE.
BlSnOp aSslSteu COWle until Within about half
mile off shore, when boat came along under
sail. The people in the boat saw Cowie but not
Bishop, and in attempting to run close enough to
pick CoWie up struck Bishop square in the head
with the fOrerOOt OF the boat partly stunning him.
He passed completely under the boat, and coming
up had consciousness enough to catch hold Of
a rope trailing overheard, which had been thrown
TO Cowie, and was hauled on board He came to
bOatmen in getting the boat around to rescue
COwie. All the time Bishop said, COwie was call
Ing TO- TO- him. Jamey Jamey; come u quick. S and
hard TO handle, and by the time they had sue
ceeded in getting TO where
COwIE WAS LAST SEEN
he had disappeared, why no one can know, and
can only imagine it was due to his having lost his
heart and courage to his having gotten cramp,
or to his having been attacked by sharks, for the
grating and oars would have supported him for
any length OF time. Wilson thinks that Cowie
attempted to gain the bowsprit, leaving the
with him for two and a half hours, CHEERING him
up, telling him to keep his mouth closed; that
they were all right and would soon be on shore,
&C., and says that up to the time the boat come
along he does not believe Cowie had any idea but
that he would reach shore all right.
Women Temperance Workers.
QUARTERLY MEETING OF THE ". c. T. UNION TO-DAY.
The quarterly meeting of the WOman's Christian
Temperance Union was held this morning at the
rooms OF the Central Union Mission, on Pennsyl-
vania avenue. MIS-. Annie E. BOvee, the district
organizer, presided and devotional exercises were
conducted by Mrs Judge Clarke. There was
good attendance from the eleven auxiltaries The
reports submitted were Of unusual interest Mrs.
Clarke, the superintendent Of evangelstic work,
reported that there was more house visiting by
the ladies during the past quarter, and more
results than at any period during the organization
OF the association. From the Flower Mission Miss
w. w. Edredge reported that many sick persons
had been visited, flowers presented, and prayer
offered In the SICK rooms. The superintendent of
the department OF unfernented W1ne Mrs l. E.
Deane, stated that she had received number of
replies from clergymen OF the various denOnlina-
tiOn in the city to whom circulars had been
sent suggesting the use Of unfermented wine for
communion purposes. Many OF the writer's IA
vOred the change or had already made the change,
while others thought that it would not be scrip
tural Mrs. NJ. A. Weaver, from the department Of
evangelistic work. stated that petitions had been
sent TO the Senate favoring the Colquitt bill,
which provides for popular vote in the District
on the prohibition question, and also one in favor
OF the bill establishing an 1nebriate asylum In
this city. petition sent to the House favor
ing the passage OF the Blair educational bill The
association at 12 O'Clock adjourned for lunch, and
this afternoon held another session. This even
Ing meeting Will be held at the 9th street Pres
Dyter1an church, and Rev. Dr.. Hamin will de-
liver sermon from the text, tNeither do con-
| denim thee, ETC., in behalf OF the Hope and Help
mission.